§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the proposed closure of the CBS Engineering Company, Liverpool, details of which have been sent to his Department.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 13 June 1980, c. 249]: CBS Engineering Company notified my Department on 9 May, that, following a fall-off in orders, it intended to close its operations in Liverpool and Birkenhead, with a combined loss of 315 jobs. Both branches closed on 30 May, and the workers will
(Thousands) March June September December Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females 1970 … … 479.7 78.1 484.4 83.2 490.2 84.9 503.5 88.0 1971 … … 552.4 102.2 623.1 108.2 670.7 120.3 717.3 130.4 1972 … … 740.6 135.6 680.1 128.0 675.6 127.7 609.8 119.7 1973 … … 534.2 106.0 493.4 95.6 446.6 82.5 414.3 71.9 1974 … … 473.4 81.5 472.8 87.7 502.4 96.1 . . . . 1975 … … 606.3 129.4 706.1 161.3 795.8 192.4 890.6 230.2 1976 … … 933.2 261.7 948.9 278.7 947.5 29.8 . . . . 1977 … … 955.6 324.4 978.0 345.3 995.1 362.5 994.0 372.7 1978 … … 980.2 371.0 949.4 370.0 928.2 368.3 902.3 362.5 1979 … … 929.8 370.0 859.8 363.8 838.2 364.2 861.2 375.6 1980 … … 933.7 415.8 . .Not available.